Helms Design District

AIGA Explores the Future of Design and Activism
2019-02-20 18:45 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Design has always embraced activism. It inspires breath-taking work that has changed society and the trajectory of the artists career. The opportunities for expression has grown…or has it? On Wednesday, February 20th from 6:45 – 9:00 pm, please join AIGA for Avenues of Activism, a presentation and discussion in the Helms Design Center.
The category was once dominated by posters, but now the immediacy and amplification potential of social media ads and organic posts seem the natural next step. But what about the potential for censorship from the privately owned social platforms or faceless blowback.
Join the conversation — learn what experts see as the future of design and activism. Will design activism look like the past, be a complete change or a blend of both? Attend our event to find out.
AGENDA
6:45 PM: Mix & Mingle
7:30 PM: Introduction
7:40 PM: Speakers
8:30 PM: Q&A
8:45 PM: Closing Remarks
8:50 PM: Giveaways
9:00 PM: After Party
SPEAKERS
Marie-Aimee Brajeux | Hack for LA
Umi Hsu | Design Strategy & Digital Initiatives Lead at the City of LA, Dept. of Cultural Affairs
Abby Stone | Design + Engagement Lead at LA-Más
Jayna Zweiman | Co-creator & Co-founder of the Pussyhat Project
TICKET PRICING
Sustaining & above members: Free
Contributing & Supporting members: $15
Student members: $10
Non-members: $25

EVENT CANCELED: Lecture and Discussion with Sylvia Lavin
2019-01-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
We apologize for this event being canceled this evening. It will be rescheduled for a future date. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Upcoming Schedule
February 21st: Craig Hodgetts (Book Launch)
February 28th: Griffin Enright
April 11th: Jon Lott (Para; Harvard GSD)
April 25th: Oyler Wu
May 9th: Ball Nogues
May 23rd: Lucia Allais (Princeton)

Lecture and Discussion with Michael Osman
2019-01-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Thursday, Jan 17, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design are excited to host a presentation and discussion with Michael Osman.

About Michael Osman
Michael Osman is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Critical Studies and M.A./Ph.D programs at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design. His research in architectural history focuses on the modern period with a particular emphasis on the buildings and cities of the United States. He seeks connections between the infrastructure that undergirds the process of modernization and the historiography of modernist architecture. Some topics of his writing include: the early formation of ecological science and its influence on theories of city growth, the study of the managerial instruments used for organizing and representing spaces for industrial production, and the architectural profession’s relation to modern construction processes. In this expanded view of modernism’s history, he identifies the contributions made by architects and urban thinkers to changes in the modes of life over the last two centuries. Osman’s book, Modernism’s Visible Hand: Architecture and Regulation in America(University of Minnesota Press), focuses on the history of environmental and economic systems of regulation in the United States. A number of his essays address critical problems in modernism’s historiography. These include an examination of Reyner Banham’s use of the term “ecology” and an analysis of the metaphysical aspirations latent in some twentieth-century writings on concrete. Osman is a founding member of Aggregate: The Architectural History Collaborative, a platform for exploring new methods in architectural history. He is currently chair of the Aggregate Board of Directors.

Introduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips, AIA, PhD, Principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor, director, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
Free Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd.
Photos courtesy of Michael Osman

Room & Board's Yearly Clearance Event - Saturday January 5th
2019-01-05 10:00 - 18:00 | Room&Board, 3231 Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA, 90034
Room & Board fans know that their once-a-year floor sample and clearance sale is BIG news!
This year, it’s been pushed to a new day and time. Head over to the Culver City showroom on Saturday, January 5th from 10 am to 6 pm to secure that must-have piece of furniture for your home.

Sending You Warm Wishes for a Happy and Bright 2019!
2018-12-17 08:00 - 2019-01-02 17:00 | CA

Arcana Books Celebrates Todd Hido's Bright Black World
2018-12-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, December 15th from 4 to 6 PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts to celebrate the publication of Todd Hido’s magnificent new book, Bright Black World from Nazraeli Press. Stop by to quaff refreshments, socialize, and engage in some festive last-minute holiday shopping.
For over two decades, Todd Hido has crafted narratives through loose and mysterious suburban scenes, desolate landscapes, and stylized portraits. He has traversed North America capturing places that feel at once familiar and unknown; welcoming and unsettling. Underscoring the influences of Nordic mythology and specifically the idea of Fimbulwinter, which translates into the ‘endless winter’, Hido’s new monograph, Bright Black World alludes to and provides form for this notion of an apocalyptic, never-ending winter. Exploring the dark terrain of the Northern European landscape and regions as far as the North Sea of Japan enchanted Hido, calling him back on several occasions. This presents the artist’s first significant foray extensively photographing territory outside of the United States, chronicling a decidedly new psychological geography.
Opening with a text by Alexander Nemerov, Bright Black World contains forty-eight plates printed in an over-sized format, featuring two vertical gatefolds and a fold-out poster measuring some 25 by 40 inches. This first printing is limited to 3,000 cloth bound copies.

Curatorial Hub Holiday Art Popup Comes to the Helms Design Center
2018-12-09 16:00 - 19:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Sunday, December 9th from 4 to 7 pm, please join us in welcoming Curatorial Hub to the Helms Design Center for a Holiday Popup Art Show featuring works from well-known and emerging artists from Los Angeles and beyond.
Primarily an online gallery, Curatorial Hub pops up to support their goal of bringing diverse and affordable art to the world. The concept was created by artist Bettina Hubby who devotes part of her practice to collaboration and connection, both of which are central to her new initiative. This new arts-venue draws upon her combined strengths of curating, collaborating, and poetic outreach. Make ART your gift this season!
Opening Party: Sunday, December 9th from 4 to 7 pm Light Bites + Refreshments + Good Cheer
Open Studio Hours: December 10th – 15th, from 12 to 6 pm.

Join Arcana Books for a Special Performance by Anthony Wilson
2018-12-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Sunday, December 9th from 4 to 6 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts as Anthony Wilson will be performing an intimate set from Songs and Photographs with Jay Bellerose, Patrick Warren, and Garret Lang followed by a discussion with producer Joe Harley and publisher Nina Holland of Little Steidl.
In the new album and photobook Songs and Photographs – beautifully produced in collaboration with German art book publisher Little Steidl – Anthony Wilson brings together a collection of his songs and 35mm photographs that opens a new chapter in his broadening quest for personal and musical authenticity.
“Most mornings I wake up and go out wandering with my camera, sometimes in my hometown of Los Angeles, often in places around the world where I am traveling on tour. I look, watch, and take in the space around me. I’m conscious of my attentive state, totally absorbed in noticing things. My path determines itself, each picture leads me to the next. It’s a meandering journey through a landscape or cityscape, but also through my own personal experience. Often the smallest things are what stop me in my tracks and compel me to point the camera and snap the shutter. In Songs and Photographs, the visual and musical paths of my process converge into a single work in which the songs and the photographs speak back and forth to each other.”
Born in Los Angeles in 1968, guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson is known for a body of work that moves fluidly across genres. The son of legendary jazz trumpeter and bandleader Gerald Wilson, his musical lineage has deeply influenced his creative trajectory, compositional choices, instrumental groupings, and the wide-ranging twelve album discography that blooms out of them.
Upcoming Arcana Books Events
Saturday, December 15
4 to 6 PM
TODD HIDO: BRIGHT BLACK WORLD
Book Signing
Sunday, December 16
4 to 6 PM
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT COLLECTING FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
Peter Fetterman in conversation with Lee Kaplan

Arcana Books Hosts Photographer Mona Kuhn
2018-12-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, December 8th from 4 to 6 pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing, discussion, refreshments and festive Holiday shopping with Mona Kuhn and Deanna Templeton, presented in collaboration with Photographic Arts Council – Los Angeles.
Born in Brazil, photographer Mona Kuhn currently resides in Los Angeles. Through intimacy with her subjects, knowledge of traditional iconography, and technical mastery, Kuhn portrays the complexities of human nature, both tempting and provoking our imagination. Newly published by Stanley / Barker in the UK, Bushes & Succulents is Mona Kuhn’s celebration of the female essence – confident, raw and elegant, yet confrontational and unapologetic.
Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keeffe’s floral paintings, your eyes wander around the graceful lines, not knowing exactly what you are looking at. Kuhn’s use of the solarization process reveals human imperfections in the metallic brilliance of the skin, and brings to the surface a woman’s struggles, strengths, and power. The photographer states: “The frame reminded me of early childhood, at age eight or so, when I would jump in the shower with my mother. It resonates an adoration and child-like curiosity for what it is to be a woman. My intention is not to objectify the body, but to celebrate the female body and its essence.”

Join Arcana Books for an afternoon with Ed Templeton!
2018-12-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Sunday, December 2nd from 4 to 6 PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts as they host their longtime pal, Ed Templeton for what promises to be a stellar afternoon of good vibes, delicious libations, and holiday gift shopping!
Tangentially Parenthetical is a selection of photographs from Ed Templeton’s vast street photography archive – curated, arranged, and then rearranged by the man himself. The follow up to his 2014 Um Yeah Arts survey Wayward Cognitions, Tangentially Parenthetical picks up where the latter collection ended. By combining intimate, accidental, and unconnected moments into one linear piece of work, he tells hundreds of new stories through the thoughtful arrangement of semi-related-yet-completely-unfastened imagery. “I’m out there shooting photos all the time that don’t necessarily fall under any theme other than general life,” says Templeton, “which is a lame title for a book.” With a wink to the absurd, sandwiched between a cover of patterned parentheses and with an afterword built from his own stream-of-consciousness storytelling, Templeton delivers a visual mountain from an archive of stunning molehills in which the images are carefully chosen, shuffled by hand, and laid out with the dueling impulses of wonder and wit.

Arcana Books Hosts a Celebration Honoring Bill Berkson
2018-12-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Saturday, December 1st from 4 to 6 PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts to celebrate the publication of Bill Berkson’s, Since When: A Memoir in Pieces, with a presentation by friends, family, and colleagues honoring his life and work.
Bill Berkson was a poet, art critic, and joyful participant in the best of postwar and bohemian American culture. He collaborated with many artists and writers, including Alex Katz, Philip Guston, and Frank O’Hara. He was the author of several collections of poetry and criticism, and appeared in ARTnews, Art in America, and many more. Formerly a professor of liberal arts at the San Francisco Art Institute, he was born in New York in 1939, and died in June 2016. Since When: A Memoir in Pieces gathers the ephemera of a life well lived, a collage of bold-face names such as John Cage, Allen Ginsburg, and Marilyn Monroe, parties, exhibitions, and literary history from a man who could write “of [Truman Capote’s Black and White] ball, which I attended as my mother’s escort, I have little recollection” and reminisce about imagining himself as a character from Tolstoy while tripping on acid at Woodstock. Gentle, witty, and eternally generous, this is Bill, and a particular moment in American history, at its best.
This celebration launches with a very special tribute to Bill Berkson featuring readings from his works by Moses Berkson, Constance Lewallen, DeeDee Gordon, Karen Moss, Joan Simon, Mitch Temple, Dorit Cypis, Aram Saroyan, Michael Smoler, and Lisa John.

Louis Poulsen Hosts a Celebration of Hope Gala Supporting Huntington's Disease Society
2018-11-17 18:30 - 22:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, November 17th from 6:30 to 10 pm, Huntington’s Disease Society and Louis Poulsen invite you to the first annual Celebration of Hope Gala – Shine a Light on HD. The Shine a Light on HD Gala will be a night to remember as members of the Lighting and Architectural Design communities join forces in support of those faced with HD.
Huntington’s Disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It deteriorates a person’s physical and mental abilities during their prime working years and has no cure. HD is known as the quintessential family disease because every child of a parent with HD has a 50/50 chance of carrying the faulty gene. Today, there are approximately 30,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease. Many describe the symptoms of HD as having ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – simultaneously. Though there is no known cure at this time, researchers are getting closer every day, and your support is needed!
Evening will include an elevated plant based cuisine by Monsiuer Oui, music by DJ Scott Silva, organic and biodymic wines by Bar and Garden, a silent auction, and a chance to bid on an iconic Louis Poulsen Artichoke pendant (color of your choice) – All proceeds benefiting HDSA.
For more information, tickets, donations, and sponsorships, visit: http://bit.ly/shinehd
The Huntington’s Disease Society of America is the premier nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by Huntington’s disease. From community services and education to advocacy and research, HDSA is the world’s leader in providing help for today and hope for tomorrow for people with Huntington’s disease and their families. HDSA’s network of chapters, affiliates, HDSA Centers of Excellence, social workers and support groups provides a seamless connection for help, education and outreach to HD families and health care professionals across the United States.

Join Arcana Books for a SUPERSONIC Book Signing with author Lawrence Azerrad
2018-11-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
On Saturday, November 17th, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a SUPERSONIC book signing with author LAWRENCE AZERRAD.
When the first commercial Concordes zoomed off the runways in Paris and London in the late 1960s, crossing the Atlantic in just under three hours, they established a new standard for luxury flight. Powered by 38,000 pounds of thrust and easily recognizable with its delta wing and drooping nose, the Concorde jet embodied the pinnacle of aviation technology and industrial design. It quickly became the preferred mode of transatlantic flight for superstars and business moguls alike.
Opening with a lively history of the jet and how it changed travel, Supersonic focuses on the look and feel of the Concorde. Photos of the jet’s evolving interiors show how the original, starkly designed cabin gave way to luxury seats and interiors designed by the likes of Sir Terence Conran and Andrée Putman. Filled with fascinating historical and technical background drawn from the author’s personal collection of more than one thousand Concorde-related objects, this elegant book offers rarely seen historical photography and firsthand contributions from the people who helped create the Concorde experience from take-off to landing and beyond. Mr. Azerrad will speak and give a visual presentation regarding this charming and vital aspect of Aviation history beginning at 4:30 PM.
Arcana Books Upcoming Events
Saturday, December 1st, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF BILL BERKSON
Sunday, December 2nd, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, ED TEMPLETON: TANGENTIALLY PARENTHETICAL
Monday, December 3rd, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, THIS IS MEXICO CITY – BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR ABBY CLAWSON LOW at the KNEELAND CO. HOLIDAY POP-UP at Show Gallery – 1515 N. Gardner Street Los Angeles, CA 90046
Saturday, December 8th, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, MONA KUHN: BUSHES & SUCCULENTS , MONA KUHN IN CONVERSATION WITH DEANNA TEMPLETON PRESENTED WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS COUNCIL / LOS ANGELES
Saturday, December 15th, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, TODD HIDO: BRIGHT BLACK WORLD

Opening Exhibition with Artist Liza Philosof at the Helms Design Center
2018-11-15 19:00 - 22:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Thursday, November 15th from 7 to 10 pm, please join us for the opening event of L A Y E R S, the first solo exhibition by Liza Philosof to take place in Los Angeles.
L A Y E R S contains paintings made by Philosof between 2015 and 2018, along with a video made last year during an art residence on Pico Island. One of the major inspiration sources for the artist was her visit to Pico Island and being surrounded by 3 elements: water, basalt stone, and plants. Some paintings are drawn with markers on canvas, with most of the paintings produced with acrylics during the summer of 2018.
“I see my paintings as a visual extension of my emotional journey in life. A reflection of the struggles and challenges we all have. Climbing a mountain or crossing an ocean are just metaphors of deep tectonic movement happening in our souls. Nature has endless layers, as we have. In paintings, I try to embrace observing nature with an interpretation of what our inner world looks like. I feel that one of my secret missions is to continue to see life in color.”
About the Artist
Liza Philosof is a visual artist, art director, and graphic designer based in West Hollywood and originally from Israel. Philosof is currently working with designers and artists, but continues to participate in exhibitions, festivals, projects, and partnerships all over the world. Brand collaborations include: Adidas originals, Absolut, Heineken, Insight, Azores Fringe Festival, and Cannes Film Festival. Philosof graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem in 2011, where her experimentation with color and shape depths began.
For more info about the artist: lizaphilosof.com | liza.philosof@gmail.com | eventbrite | Facebook | Instagram
Closing event: Thursday, November 29th, 7 to 10 pm

Use All Five Returns to Helms with an Open Studios Night
2018-11-08 19:00 - 21:45 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Thursday, November 8 from 7 to 9:45 pm, please join us in welcoming back the Use All Five team with a special event: Take 5: Open Studios. Open Studios brings together creative practitioners across the 5 senses: sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. For this event, they’re embracing a special format: a take on the “open studios” night.
In an open, fair-like setting, learn about the work of exciting local artists, businesses and organizations. Mill around the space, talk to the participants, engage with their booth or installation, and ask questions!
Complimentary Beer and Wine will be served. This event is free and open to the public but please RSVP.
Schedule:
7:00–8:30: Open Studios + Drinks
8:30-9:00: Panel Discussion
9:00-9:45: Open Studios + Drinks
Complimentary Parking. Please use the interior parking garage located at 8711 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232. A parking attendant will direct you where to park your vehicle.
Participants:
Virtual Reality Installation by Theo Triantafyllidis, Artist (Sight)
A Presentation of Garments by Jessica Kao, Designer of clothing line Niña Bruja (Sight, Touch)
Zine Making Styles and Examples from Tevy Khou, Illustrator (Sight, Touch)
Language Choreography via Books and Prints by Erik Benjamins, Artist (Sight, Touch)
Improvised Electronic Music by Corey Regensburg (AKA Moon Bounce), Musician/Producer (Sound)
Making Scents using Natural Ingredients with Emily Endo / Out of Range (O.O.R) (Smell)
California Wood & Regional BBQ by La Vay Ullie, Ol Skool BBQ (Taste, Smell)
Low Intervention Wine Tastings by Quinn Kimsey-White, Psychic Wines(Taste, Smell)
Archival Processes with Hailey Loman, Executive Director of Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (Sight, Touch)

“Take 5” is a public event series bringing together creative innovators in their field, building a community across disciplines. “Take 5: Open Studios” is the second installment of this series.
This event will be brought to life by the team at Use All Five.

CANCELLED - Textile Arts Los Angeles Hosts Emerging Artists: Professional Development Program
2018-11-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
We apologize for the late notice. This event is CANCELLED and will be rescheduled at a future date.
On Wednesday, November 7 from 7 to 9 pm, please join Textile Arts Los Angeles (TALA) for the final class in their EMERGING ARTISTS: Professional Development Program (and Craft-palooza), a multi-part professional development series intended for emerging artists in any field – not just textiles/fiber!
TALA will address questions related to developing and sustaining a professional art practice. An informal craft-art community workshop will follow each presentation, to allow time for conversation and stretching your creative muscles. We hope to see you there! Visit textileartsla.org for more information and to register.
A TO Z GRANTWRITING WITH LINDA VALLEJO
Linda Vallejo is an artist with more than 40 years of experience as a development consultant and grantwriting instructor. Vallejo will discuss how to find potential funding for a project or nonprofit, how to network and develop partnerships with funders, and how to create a successful grant writing campaign. CLASS FEE $25 MEMBERS; $35 NON-MEMBERS
CLASS FEE:
$25 MEMBERS
$35 NON-MEMBERS
CRAFT-PALOOZA from 8 to 9 p.m.: Artist researcher Aneesa Shami will share how to make a mini-sized fringe weaving. Craft-palooza is intended to be a quick, playful hour to stretch your creative muscles and engage with other student-attendees for networking and midweek relaxation. All materials will be supplied.

Arcana Books Hosts Photographer Dewey Nicks
2018-11-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Arcana: Books on the Arts, 8675 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Sunday, November 4th from 4 to 6 pm, please join Arcana: Book on the Arts for a book signing with noted photographer Dewey Nicks and publisher Tom Adler to celebrate the launch of Polaroids of Women.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT ARCANA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th
4:00 – 6:00 PM
SUPERSONIC: THE DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE OF CONCORDE
BOOK SIGNING AND DISCUSSION WITH LAWRENCE AZERRAD
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st
4:00 – 6:00 PM
A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF BILL BERKSON
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2nd
4:00 – 6:00 PM
ED TEMPLETON: TANGENTIALLY PARENTHETICAL
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8th
4:00 – 6:00 PM
MONA KUHN: BUSHES & SUCCULENTS
MONA KUHN IN CONVERSATION WITH DEANNA TEMPLETON
PRESENTED WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS COUNCIL / LOS ANGELES
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th
4:00 – 6:00 pm
TODD HIDO: BRIGHT BLACK WORLD

Holiday Preview Pop-up Shop with Akogare Trading
2018-11-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Thursday, November 1 from 6 to 9 pm, please join us in welcoming Akogare Trading Co. in a celebration of work from local artisans inside the Helms Design Center, featuring Kaban+ (vintage and upcycled clothing), Irocoh (naturally dyed, upcycled clothing), Jennifer Cheung ceramics, Jonas & Muse jewelry, Soulful Spirit Dolls, ElleAime Ceramics and more!
Culver City favorite Jin Patisserie chocolates will be on hand, as well as Pali Wines and a private launch of Bloom & Leaf, limited edition teas from a Japanese tea master.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

Louis Poulsen and AWA + D Present an Evening with Julie Caruso
2018-10-30 17:30 - 20:00 | Louis Poulsen, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
On Tuesday, October 30th at 5:30 pm, please join Louis Poulsen and AWA + D for a special presentation with Julie Caruso. Beautiful design is born from creative collaborations. Collaboration isn’t easy and often is not beautiful. It requires staying curious, shifting perspective, circling back and brave leadership from everyone. Learn about how empathy and self-compassion nurtures creative collaboration, what are the attributes of empathy, what empathy looks like and barriers to it.
As a Certified Daring Way™ Candidate, Julie Caruso will lead us through a two hour workshop based on the research and work of Dr. Brenè Brown, whose twenty year career has been on studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy. Brenè’s TED talk- The Power of Vulnerability is one of the top five most watched TED talks in the world and if possible is a great precursor to watch, prior to the workshop.
Hosted in the beautifully lit Louis Poulsen Showroom, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Light dinner and drinks will be provided.
Julie Caruso is the founder of Alchemy Coaching and is a Certified Executive Coach and holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. Through her process-driven guidance and action-focused framework based on Adult Development Theory, Positive Psychology principles, and Design Thinking, Julie helps her clients who are women in their professional prime go from feeling static to energized and fulfilled in their careers and lives.
Space is limited so please get your tickets here!

Textile Arts Los Angeles Hosts Emerging Artists: Professional Development Program
2018-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Wednesday, October 3 from 7 to 9 pm, please join Textile Arts Los Angeles (TALA) for the second class in their EMERGING ARTISTS: Professional Development Program (and Craft-palooza), a multi-part professional development series intended for emerging artists in any field – not just textiles/fiber!
TALA will address questions related to developing and sustaining a professional art practice. An informal craft-art community workshop will follow each presentation, to allow time for conversation and stretching your creative muscles. We hope to see you there! Visit textileartsla.org for more information and to register.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING FOR ARTISTS WITH SHIRA PODOLSKY, FINANCE MANAGER FOR ART LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY
Shira Podolsky is the finance manager for Art Los Angeles Contemporary, and assists established artists and designers with their finances. She will discuss how to approach the business part of a studio practice. This module is intended for artists, designers, individuals, and small businesses.
CLASS FEE:
$25 MEMBERS
$35 NON-MEMBERS
CRAFT-PALOOZA from 8 to 9 p.m.: Artist and teacher Kim Speth is on deck. Details to come. Craft-palooza is intended to be a quick, playful hour to stretch your creative muscles and engage with other student-attendees for networking and midweek relaxation. All materials will be supplied.

Helms Sunset Cinema: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2018-09-29 19:15 - 21:30 | Helms Walk, 3270 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90034
Free
On Saturday, September 29, join us on Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, for our annual Sunset Cinema series. This year we embrace hopefulness, screening family-friendly heroic films with strong, brave, and courageous leaders who triumph when faced with challenging obstacles.

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
2009 | Rated PG | Runtime: 109 Min
The final film in our series is STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. Luke Skywalker’s (Mark Hamill) peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey (Daisy Ridley), a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) lead the First Order in an all-out assault against Leia (Carrie Fisher) and the Resistance for supremacy of the galaxy.
Come by early to shop, grab a bite, or get your movie snack to go. We’ll provide plenty of chairs, so bring your friends and neighbors for a little free fun under the stars.
Plus, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, the ROSIES ice POP! cart will be visiting us selling pre-movie snacks.
Learning to navigate the world of employment is challenging for many, and for the 74% of people with disabilities who are unemployed in Los Angeles County, it can be even more daunting.
POP! provides intensive workplace training with ongoing softer and more natural skills guidance, led by the current ROSIES Crew training apprentices, for who skills such as self-awareness, emotional regulation, and/or decision-making might be challenging at times. Which if we were all honest with ourselves is really EVERYONE!

Drew Carolan, MATINEE: All Ages on the Bowery, A Photography Exhibition and Artist Book Signing
2018-09-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Thursday, September 27 from 7 to 10 pm, Tornado Creative presents Matinee: All Ages on the Bowery with photographer Drew Carolan for a special artist reception, photography exhibition and book signing. This event is a special preview of one of the many events that will kick off the Culver City Arts Walk the following Saturday, October 6, 2018. This Helms Bakery District Event is FREE to all who attend.
In the early 1980s, Drew Carolan assisted Richard Avedon on his landmark project ‘In the American West.’ When Carolan returned to New York City, he applied Avedon’s photographic strategy to capture a new youth tribe on the edge. The result is a collection of photographs capturing the beauty, vulnerability and the unbridled energy of youth during the height of the Reagan years.

Room & Board Hosts a Special Art Show in Support of LA Family Housing
2018-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Room&Board, 3231 Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA, 90034
Free
Room & Board believes deeply in creating a home you love. LA Family Housing has a similar endeavor.
On Wednesday, September 26th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, join Room & Board for a special art show featuring the works of one hundred local, contemporary artists in support of LA Family Housing (LAFH).
LAFH is dedicated to helping families and individuals transition out of homelessness and poverty and into permanent housing. Through October 6th, designated artwork in the showroom will be available for purchase with 50% of the proceeds going directly to support LAFH.
Artist: Diane Cockerill, Route 66, digital photograph, 22. 5 x 18.5 inches

Helms Sunset Cinema: A Wrinkle In Time
2018-09-22 19:15 - 21:30 | Helms Walk, 3270 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90034
Free
On Saturday, September 22, join us on Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, for our annual Sunset Cinema series. This year we embrace hopefulness, screening family-friendly heroic films with strong, brave, and courageous leaders who triumph when faced with challenging obstacles.

A WRINKLE IN TIME
2009 | Rated PG | Runtime: 109 Min
The third film in our series is A WRINKLE IN TIME. Meg (Storm Reid) and her little brother, Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), have been without their scientist father for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling), and Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey), the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.
Come by early to shop, grab a bite, or get your movie snack to go. We’ll provide plenty of chairs, so bring your friends and neighbors for a little free fun under the stars!
Plus, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, the ROSIES ice POP! cart will be visiting us selling pre-movie snacks.
Learning to navigate the world of employment is challenging for many, and for the 74% of people with disabilities who are unemployed in Los Angeles County, it can be even more daunting.
POP! provides intensive workplace training with ongoing softer and more natural skills guidance, led by the current ROSIES Crew training apprentices, for who skills such as self-awareness, emotional regulation, and/or decision-making might be challenging at times. Which if we were all honest with ourselves is really EVERYONE!

Helms Sunset Cinema: Coco
2018-09-15 19:15 - 21:30 | Helms Walk, 3270 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90034
Free
On Saturday, September 15 at 7:15 pm, join us on Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, for our annual Sunset Cinema series. This year we embrace hopefulness, screening family-friendly heroic films with strong, brave, and courageous leaders who triumph when faced with challenging obstacles.

COCO
2017 | Rated PG | Runtime: 105 Min
The second film in our series is COCO. Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor (Gael García Bernal), the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.
Come by early to shop, grab a bite, or get your movie snack to go. We’ll provide plenty of chairs, so bring your friends and neighbors for a little free fun under the stars!
Plus, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, the ROSIES ice POP! cart will be visiting us selling pre-movie snacks.
Learning to navigate the world of employment is challenging for many, and for the 74% of people with disabilities who are unemployed in Los Angeles County, it can be even more daunting.
POP! provides intensive workplace training with ongoing softer and more natural skills guidance, led by the current ROSIES Crew training apprentices, for who skills such as self-awareness, emotional regulation, and/or decision-making might be challenging at times. Which if we were all honest with ourselves is really EVERYONE!

Textile Arts LA Hosts Mindful Materials, A Textile Summit
2018-09-15 09:30 - 18:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
We are excited to announce our partnership with Textile Arts Los Angeles! You are invited to join us for Mindful Materials, a 2-day textile summit on Saturday September 15 and Sunday September 16, to explore questions, approaches, and responses to the concept of Mindful Materials. The textile, manufacturing, apparel, and “making” communities have been questioning – in a variety of ways and with a range of enthusiasm – the concept of sustainability, the power of innovation, the role of technology, and how collaboration rather than competition can be a path forward.
As artists and community members, what is our role in these questions and to what degree do we turn to disruption, i.e., a radical rethinking of our ways of making and being in the world? How do we contribute to a meaningful dialogue and course of action – both in our intimate community and in our position within one of the largest urban environments and economic markets in the world?
MINDFUL MATERIALS: SPEAKERS + PANELISTS
SATURDAY 9:30AM – 6PM

Carmen Artigas, sustainable designer, consultant, and speaker, specializing in integrating ethical practices within the fashion industry.
Kristine Upesleja of Madisons Innovative
Barbara Bryn Klare, rescued textile artist
Outerknown
Adele Stafford of Voices of Industry
Kestrel Jenkins of Conscious Chatter
Jessica Schreiber of Fab Scrap
and more!

Arcana: Books on the Arts will be extending a discount on book purchases to all paid attendees.
SATURDAY PANELS ONLY: $145 members; $160 non-members
SUNDAY BUNDLE DYEING WITH THE DOGWOOD DYER: $150 + $15 materials fee members; $175 + $15 materials fee non-members
WEEKEND: $285 members; $325 non-members (both + $15 materials fee)
Click here for complete information and registraion.

Textile Arts Los Angeles Hosts Emerging Artists: Professional Development Program
2018-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
On Wednesday, September 12 from 7 to 9 pm, please join Textile Arts Los Angeles (TALA) for the first class in their EMERGING ARTISTS: Professional Development Program (and Craft-palooza), a multi-part professional development series intended for emerging artists in any field – not just textiles/fiber!
TALA will address questions related to developing and sustaining a professional art practice. An informal craft-art community workshop will follow each presentation, to allow time for conversation and stretching your creative muscles. We hope to see you there! Visit textileartsla.org for more information and to register.
THE BUSINESS OF ART WITH A. MCLEAN EMENEGGER
A. McLean Emenegger has been an active leader in the L.A. artistic community since 1997. She reestablished her art consulting and visual artist support firm in 2016 to be McLean Art Projects, offering an expansion of her curatorial and educational services. She maintains an active public speaking schedule and travels extensively with her “Business of Art” workshops for visual artists. Emenegger will discuss how to navigate the business of art.
CLASS FEE:
$25 MEMBERS
$35 NON-MEMBERS
CRAFT-PALOOZA from 8 to 9 p.m.: Architect and artist Jeff Morrical will introduce the Miura* folding pattern that creates dimensional, sculptural paper forms. Craft-palooza is intended to be a quick, playful hour to stretch your creative muscles and engage with other student-attendees for networking and midweek relaxation. All materials will be supplied.

Helms Sunset Cinema: Black Panther
2018-09-08 19:15 - 21:30 | Helms Walk, 3270 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90034
Free
On Saturday, September 8, join us on Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, for our annual Sunset Cinema series. This year we embrace hopefulness, screening family-friendly heroic films with strong, brave, and courageous leaders who triumph when faced with challenging obstacles.

BLACK PANTHER
2018 | Rated PG-13 | Runtime: 135 Min
The first film in our series is BLACK PANTHER. After the death of his father, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king – and as Black Panther – gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.
Come by early to shop, grab a bite, or get your movie snack to go. We’ll provide plenty of chairs, so bring your friends and neighbors for a little free fun under the stars!
Plus, from 4:00 to 7:00pm, the ROSIES ice pop and karaoke truck will be visiting us for some pre-movie fun.
Learning to navigate the world of employment is challenging for many, and for the 74% of people with disabilities who are unemployed in Los Angeles County, it can be even more daunting.
POP! provides intensive workplace training with ongoing softer and more natural skills guidance, led by the current ROSIES Crew training apprentices, for who skills such as self-awareness, emotional regulation, and/or decision-making might be challenging at times. Which if we were all honest with ourselves is really EVERYONE!

Modern Hand Quilting Workshop with Textile Artist Aneesa Shami
2018-09-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
We are excited to welcome our artist-in-residence this summer, Aneesa Shami, who will camp out inside the Helms Design Center to continue her work on pieces from her “Syndication” series, as well as offer a suite of three workshops as part of the Helms fine art series, remnant & artifacts.
These workshops will highlight weaving, knitting, and quilting as three major facets of textile and fiber techniques. Each session will dive into a brief, introductory history of each technique followed by hands-on instruction and experimentation.
Visit Aneesa during her open studio hours or join us for the final workshop. Participants are encouraged to play, make, learn, and connect with fiber materials and techniques in new and exciting ways!
Modern Hand Quilting
Saturday, September 8
10am – 1pm
$75 + $15 materials fee
Introduction will cover a brief history and evolution of quilting, with a focus on Wartime quilts, Modern quilting, and Art Quilts, with a brief insight into Appalachian/Rocky Mountain quilts and the Gee’s Bend phenomenon. The hands-on workshop portion will consist of a learning how to quilt from start to finish. Participants will create a “micro-quilt” (approximately the size of one’s hand). Previous sewing experience is a plus, but not needed. Techniques include basting, hand-quilting/stitching, and sewing a binding on. End product is perfect for a coaster, mousepad, wall hanging, tiny textile, or anything else your creative mind decides.
About remnants & artifacts
A well-lived life is often driven by a search to find meaning and purpose within a world that frequently appears irrational and chaotic. We use our collected experiences — encounters with people, places, objects, literature, music and art — to develop a personal paradigm, an internal language that helps us make sense of our significance and define our reason for being.

Please join us for an ongoing art series that examines the idea of ‘remnants and artifacts’, the small remainders, residues, and unexpected revelations of the artist’s collected experiences as discovered within their body of work and provide us with a possible avenue for a deeper appreciation of the worldview that underlies their creative hopes, dreams, and fears.

Join us for a Book Signing + Conversation with Architect Jennifer Bonner
2018-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232
Free
On Thursday, September 6th from 6 to 8 pm, please join THIS X THAT and architect Jennifer Bonner, Director of MALL for a conversation and book signing of A Guide to the Dirty South – Atlanta inside the Helms Design Center. The Guide will be available for purchase during the event, as well as inside the Arcana: Books on the Arts showroom.
Please RSVP to: rsvp@thisxthat.com
Drawing on the format of the urban guidebook, Jennifer Bonner’s A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta generates a new discourse about the architecture of the American South. By guiding readers on a tour of Atlanta, this project seeks to reclaim a regional identity for cities otherwise deemed to be a “backwoods” by the East and West Coasts. Borrowing from the hip hop industry and recognizing the rivalry between the two coasts, A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta acknowledges that amidst the NYC-LA rivalry, the South had its own story to tell, and redirects our attention to a ‘third coast’.
Steeped in geography, historical events, typology, storytelling, and popular culture, the guide takes idiosyncratic trajectories through the city that urge a long overdue reading of Dirty South regionalism through architecture. Part tour guide, part architectural manual, the publication also features oral histories through a set of interviews with prominent architects, theorists, chefs, community leaders, and hip hop artists, from architectural historian Mario Carpo to hip-hop group Goodie Mob.
Authored by Jennifer Bonner, director of architecture studio MALL, A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta takes the reader on a tour of “Rap City”, “Pop up Surface Lots”, “Architecture of Quarantine” and a “Geography of Smells”. Wittily designed, and featuring beautiful illustrations throughout, A Guide to the Dirty South―Atlanta is perfect for those new to the architectural delights of Atlanta and long-time fans alike.

About the Author
Born in Alabama, Jennifer Bonner founded MALL, a creative practice for art and architecture in 2009. MALL stands for Mass Architectural Loopty Loops or Maximum Arches with Limited Liability – an acronym with built-in flexibility. By engaging “ordinary architecture” such as gable roofs and everyday materials, Bonner playfully reimagines architecture in her field.
Jennifer Bonner is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of the Master in Architecture II Program at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. As a recipient of Emerging Voices Award (AIA/Young Architects Forum) two Faculty Design Awards (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) and Next Progressives (Architect Magazine), her creative work has been published in architectural trade journals including Architect, Architectural Review, Architectural Record, and Wallpaper, as well as more experimental publications including a+t, DAMn, ART PAPERS, PLAT, Offramp, and MAS Context.
